The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-27

reoilding here and tlpre to add greatly To the
hoautv mud importance Of the best rooms IN
the hotel. The only exception to the COM
nlete reorganization Of the interior was at
ono extremity Of the edihce on the first and
second floors. Here there happened IN eacb
case IN b. rooms of such comparatively
moderate Size. and so attractively decorated,
that the architect suggested leaving
them ms they were. IL was after
ward discovered that these were no
other than tine apartments respectively
occupied bv Lord Montbarry ION the first
aooti and by Baron Riyar ION the second.
The room In which Montlarry had died was
still fitted up rs a bed room, and was now dis
tinpuished as number fourteen. The room
above il. IN which the baron slept, took its
Mare on the hotel register as number thirty
eight With the ornaments on the wall and
ceilings cleaned and frightened up. and with
the heavy Old fashioned beds, chairs, and
tables replaced by bright, pretty and lnxnri
Gus modern furniture these two promised C.
be at once the most attractive and most com
Portable bed chambers ia the hotel As for
the once desolate and disused ground floor OF
the building. 10 was now Transformed 10y
means Of splendid dining rooms, reception
rooms. billiard rooms and smoking rooms,
into a palace by itself Even the dungeon
like walls beneath, now lighted and ventilated
on the most approved plan, had been turned
as If by magic into kitchens, servants offices,
ice rooms and wine cellars. Passing from
the LAPSE Of the summer months 40 Nen-
ice to the lapse Of the summer months
i'm ireland it is next % Doe recorded that Yrs.
ROLAND obtained the situation of attendant
ON the invalid. Mn. CarUmy and that the
fair Ms HlIdme. hke female Caesar,
came. saw and conquered ON her first days
visit to the new Lord M0nibarry house.
The ladie, were as loud DO beer praises as
Arthur Barville himself Lord Moutlarry
declared that sine was the only perfectly
rrsftv woman Dee had ever seen who was
really unconscious Of her own attractions.
The Old nurse said sine looked as % she had
lust stepped out OF q picture, and wanted
nothing but a gilt frame round her % make
her complete Miss Haliane, on her side,
returned from her first visit Co the M0utuar-
rvs. charmed with her new acquaintance.
Later on the same day Arthur called with en-
Offering of fruit and flowers for Mrs. Car
bury. and with instructions % ask If she was
we'll enough to receive Lord and Lady Mont
barry and Mis- Lockwood on Che morrow.
I'm weeks time the two households were ON
the friendhest terms Mrs Carbury, confined
20 the sofa by a spinal malady, had been
hitherto dependent on her niece for one OF
the few pleasures she could enjoy-the plea
sure of having the best new novels read O. her
rs they came out Discovering this Arthur
volunteered 20 relieve Mis- Haiane 40 inter-
walls i'm the Office Of reader He va, clever at
mechanical c0ntriyance of all sorts, and he
introduced Improvements in Mrs Carburys
couch and in the means of conveying BIER
from the bed chamber 20 the drawing room,
which alleviated the poor iadys suffering
and frightened her gloomy lile With these
claims ou The gratitude Of the aunt. aided 10y
the personal advantage which Doe unques
tionab'v possessed Arthur advanced rapidly
i'm the favor oft the charming niece. She was.
it Is needless 90 say. perfectly wei. aware that
he was Do love With her. while BIT
was himself modesty reticent ON the
subject So far as words went Bat
size was not equally quick 300 penetrating
theuatureof herown feeling toward Arthur.
Watching the TWO young people with Been
powers of observation, necessarily concen.
trated 900 them by the complete ,eoluson oi
her lite tho invalid lady discovered signs %
rou-4S .ensibiy n Miss Ha.daue when
Arthur was present which bad never YET
shown themselves in her social relation, with
other admirers eager 90 pay their addresses Co
her Having drawn her oHn conclusions m
private. Mrs Carbury took the first favor
able opportunity 0n Arihurs interests of
putting them 90 the test
81 don't know what shall do sho >aIdone
day. "when Arthur goes away
lli,, Haidane looked up quickly from beer
work. surely be is not going 90 leave us!'
She exclaimed
NY deari he has aireliy stayed at his
uncles house month longer than Doe intended.
His father and mother naturally expect fo See
bin 90 home again
Mis-, Haldane met this difficulty witlasug
gest.on, which could only have proceeded
from Judgment already disturbed by The
ravages Of the tender passion "Nhy CAN'T
DIS father and mother go and see him 600 Lord
M0ntbarrys size asked "Sr Ihe0dores
place is only thirty miles away. and Lady
BaryilIe is Lord Montbarrys sister, They
needn't stand ou ceremony"
"They may have other engagements Mrs
Carburv remarked.
My dear aunt, we DON'T know that. Sup
pose sou ask Arthur"
Suppose sou ask him'
Mis- Hallaue bent her head again over her
work Suddenly as DO was done her aunt had
seen her face-aud her face betrayed her,
When Arthur came tine next day Mrs Car
bury said $40 d to him in private. while her
niece was DO the garden. THE .asr messy novel
lay neglected COB the table Arthur followed
Mis- HaIdme into the garden The next day
be wrote home, lucio,n- boo bis letter 81 photo
graph of Mis- Hadane. Before the rnd Of
ihe weei, Sir Theodore ami Lady Baryile ar
rived at Lord Moutlarry', and formed their
own Judgment of tine fidelity of the portrait.
They bad themselves married early in life,
and. strange 20 say they did not object on
principle % the early marriages Of other peo-
ple The question of age being thus disposed
OF. the course OF true love had no other OBJ
staces 10 encounter Miss Haldane was an
only child, and was possessed of an ample
fortune Arthur's career at the university
bad been creditable, but certainly not bril-
liant enough 20 present his withdrawal ia he
light Of disaster As Sir Theodores eldest
son, his position was already made for him.
he was - years OF age and the young lady
was IS There was really no prOduclble